Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Manufacturing location
From: Peterson_Art@hq.navsea.navy.mil
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 14:33:53 -0500
 
     
     I thought Leica (or was it then Leitz?) had sold its Canadian facility 
     (or facilities?), no?  I guess I could use some enlightenment too!
     
     Art Peterson

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Subject: [Leica] Manufacturing location
Author:  leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us at internet
Date:    1/11/98 12:01 PM


Carl J Battaglia wrote:
     
>I recently received as a gift (lucky me!) a brand new 90mm Summicron-M f/2 
lens 
>which was manufactured in Canada.  I am aware that some Leica lenses were 
>manufactured in Canada in the past, but thought that they were all made in
     
>Germany now.  Can someone enlighten me on this point?
     
Carl,
     
To my knowledge the 90/2 M, 75/1,4 M, 50/1 M & 180/3,4 APO R are still made 
in Canada.
     
     
Lucien
BELGIUM